Food, water and shelter are necessary to attract birds. Trees, shrubs and vines that produce fruits and berries are essential. Different types of feeding stations, birdhouses and nest boxes also help attract a diversity of birds, as well as the proximity of the adjacent Wetland and Stream Gardens.
Who are the seedeaters and who are the insect eaters? How can you tell? Visitors will learn how bill shapes are an indicator of food preferences. The subject of territory and how birds announce and defend these speces can be a fascinating subject. Hummingbirds, notoriously territioral, will be lured into the garden with special flowering plants and feeders.